Enrollment Instructions of Short-term Chinese Courses
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai
Beijing Normal University (BNU), estab1ished in 1902, is one of the famous universities with the longest history in China. As one of the four key bases for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in China, BNU possesses a hundred years’ historical tradition of Chinese education, which ranks among the best in the whole Chinese education field.
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai is the only branch campus directly affiliated with its main campus in Beijing. It is located in the Guangdong province, neighboring to Macao and HongKong, which is only one and a half hours’ way to Guangzhou and Shenzhen by bus. Zhuhai is one of the earliest Special Economic Zone cities during the Reform and Opening-up Period, and also the hometown of Sun Yatsen and Rong Hong. The former was the greatest democracy revolutionist and the latter was the father of Chinese oversea-students. Chu Chiang Delta is a most active economic zone in the world. A combination of traditional Ling Nan culture and modern Chinese culture can be experienced thoroughly while studying here. Furthermore, there is a great chance to enjoy the various delicious dishes of Guangdong cuisine. Since the first student-enrollment from 2002, there have been about 19000 undergraduate students in Zhuhai branch. Zhuhai campus is chosen to be the one of the most beautiful campuses in Asia by netizens on the Internet.
Features of the Education and Courses for International Students
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai has been qualified for enrolling international students since 2004. Chinese Language and Culture courses which mainly focus on international students are ones with a prior development.
Courses provided are characterized by points below:
· Efficient learning methods: master Chinese pinyin (phonetic transcriptions of Chinese characters) within 8 hours.
· Adopting the Task-based approaches; learning the real and practical Chinese Language through a series of task-completions.
· Teachers with rich experience in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.
· Language learning partner offered for free.
Programs and Courses (only open when the number of the students is over 5)
For beginners:
Core courses: Comprehensive Chinese I, Chinese Listening and Speaking I
Electives: Tai Chi, Chinese Music, Calligraphy, Handicraft Making
Practice and Extracurricular activities: Home stay, Singing contest of Chinese songs,
Sight-viewing tour in Zhuhai and surrounding areas
For juniors:
Core courses: Comprehensive Chinese II, Chinese Listening and Speaking II
Electives: Tai Chi, Chinese Traditional Culture, Calligraphy, Handicraft Making
Practice and Extracurricular activities: Home stay, Chinese Speech contest,
Sight-viewing tour in Zhuhai and surrounding areas
For seniors:
Core courses: Comprehensive Chinese III; Chinese Listening and Speaking III
Electives: Tai Chi, Chinese Traditional Culture, Calligraphy, Handicraft Making
Practice and Extracurricular activities: Home stay, Singing contest of Chinese songs,
Sight-viewing tour in Zhuhai and surrounding areas
Class Time Schedule:
Monday—Friday
8:00 a.m.——11：30 a.m. (For core courses)
2:30 p.m.——4：30 p.m. (For electives)
Fees:
Registration:￥350.00
Tuition:￥950/ week(1-2weeks),￥850/ week(3-4weeks),￥750/ week(more than 4weeks) ,teaching materials and others not included.
Accommodation:
Campus hotel: standard twin room with air-conditioner, television and bathroom;￥180/day for each room(￥90/day for each person).
Dormitory: twin room with air-conditioner and bathroom;￥50/day for each person
Contact Us:
School of Literature, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai
Jinfeng Road, Tangjiawan Town, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China
Tel: 0086-756-6126587 (Miss Liu) Fax: 0086-756-6126648
E-mail:chinese@bnuep.com/pth100@bnuep.com
Website:http://www.bnupth.cn
